The role of job crafting in achieving organizational success: An investigative study for a sample of workers in Rafidain Bank / branches of the northern region

Authors

  • Ferman Jarad Mejdhab University of Mosul
  • Nisreen Abdoullah Bdowey Northern Technical University
  • Abdalwahab abdalfatah alalousi Northern Technical University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31150/ajebm.v5i2.898

Keywords:

Job crafting, material crafting, relationship crafting, cognitive crafting

Abstract

The current research coped with shaping the role of job crafting and its impact on organizational success for a selected sample of workers in Iraqi private banks / Kurdistan. Additionally, the research dealt with measuring the level of organizational success for these banks to determine the nature of the relationship and the impact between the research variables in the studied sample. The problem of the research was based on realizing the importance of the roles of individual workers in re-designing the limits of their jobs. This is what is known as job crafting, which in turn is reflected in achieving efficiency and effectiveness represented by the organizational success of their organizations. Achieving the objectives of the research, a set of hypotheses were adopted, which revolved around the existence of a significant correlation and impact relationship between functional crafting in terms of its dimensions (material crafting “tasks”, crafting according to relationships, perceptual crafting “cognitive”) and organizational success in terms of its dimensions (efficiency, effectiveness). The research was based on two main hypotheses: (there is a significant correlation and effect between job crafting in terms of its dimensions and organizational success in the surveyed organization. The sample of the research was (179) workers in the surveyed banking branches, to whom the questionnaire was distributed, and the number of questionnaires retrieved valid for statistical analysis was (174) forms. The research concluded that there is a positive and strong correlation between job crafting behaviors and organizational success which explains the role of job crafting in enhancing organizational success in banks.

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Published

2022-02-25

How to Cite

Ferman Jarad Mejdhab, Nisreen Abdoullah Bdowey, & Abdalwahab abdalfatah alalousi. (2022). The role of job crafting in achieving organizational success: An investigative study for a sample of workers in Rafidain Bank / branches of the northern region. American Journal of Economics and Business Management, 5(2), 137–149. https://doi.org/10.31150/ajebm.v5i2.898

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